Tea-kettle



(No Model.)

I. W. HARLOW.

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IVORY WV HARLOW, OF PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS.

TEA-KETTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298/1265, dated May 13, 1884.

Application filed September 14, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it nutty concern.-

Be it known that 1, IvoRY W. HARLOW, of Plymouth,in the county ofPlymouth and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States, have invent ed certain new and useful Improvements in Tea-Kettles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings in explaining its nature, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section of a tea-kettle having my improvement. Fig. 2 is a crosssection of the upper part of the kettle and cover, and Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof.

The invention relates to a tea-kettle having a bail attached to the cover, and to means for locking the cover, when closed, to the kettle, and for removing it therefrom, as hereinafter specified.

Referring to the drawings, A is the body of the tea-kettle.

B is the cover. It has cast upon its under surface thecireular projection or stop D,which, when the cover is closed, is adapted to come in contact with the inner surface, I), of the wall about the opening to the kettle. The cover also has the tongue or latch (J, which shuts into the notch or catch 0, cast in or attached to the body of the kettle. The cover also has the latch D,which preferably is of the shape represented in Fig. 2. It is pivoted at (Z to lugs d, projecting upwardly from the cover, and has the upwardly-extending portion (P, which serves as a push-lever, and which may have upon it a wood or otherknob of non-conducting material. This bent arm orlatch has a limited movement upon its pivot, so that upon the closing of the cover the outer end, (1 falls or shuts into the opening of the kettle immediately adjacent to the inner side, (2*, of the wall about the kettle-opening. The extent of this movement is limited by the stop dflwhich comes in contact with the upper surface of the kettle-cover. There may be cast on the under surface of the cover the guiding-lugs d-one on each side of the latch-arm D-to keep it centered. The cover is pivoted at Eto swinglaterally.

F is the bail. It preferably has the handle f, and is rigidly attached to the cover B, the ends of the bail being inserted through holes in the cover and riveted upon the under above the cover, as represented, and preferably within notches formed in the projections f upon l the upper surface of the cover. It will be seen that by this construction when the kettle-cover closes the kettle-opening it is so located that it cannot be moved in either direction, and is held firmly to the kettle by the tongue or latch O, and that as the handle and hail are rigidly secured to the cover the teakettle can be easily moved and tipped without moving the cover. It will also be seen that, as the handle is attached to the cover, upon the movement of the cover laterally it is moved out of the way with it, and that therefore it answers not only for lifting the tea-kettle, but also for the handle of the cover as well.

. In order that the kettle-opening may be used for holding pots, kettles, &c., I have made the cover entirely removable from thekettle; and this I accomplish by forming the pivot e as shown in Fig. 1that is, its lower portion has a locking-extension, e, and the pivot-hole'e is formed substantially as shown in plan in Fig. 3. In removing and placing the cover the lockingsurface, and curved outwardly immediately projection is'brought in line with the portion e of the pivot-hole and moved vertically until it has cleared the wall of the kettle, when the cover can be turned and will be locked to the kettle. A stop, 6 projecting downwardly from the inner surface of the wall next the pivot-hole extension 6*, serves to prevent the looking-projection upon the pivot from being turned beyond the hole, so that the cover can be easily removed by bringing the locking-pro jection up against the stop, and then moving the cover upwardly. The portion of the wall of the kettle aboutthepivot-holeis madelevel. To open the kettle it is simply necessary to move the locking-latch D upwardly by means of its projecting arm (I and slide the cover 1 horizontally on the pivot E. Of course any other suitable device for locking the cover securely to the kettle may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is applicable to all other classes of kettles other than teakettles to right, and being rigidly attached to the cover,

when the cover is locked perfect control of the kettle is assured. There is no danger from scalding by steam in opening the cover. The cover being removable and the catch cnot projecting above the kettle-opening, the kettle may be used for supporting steamers or dishes of proper shape to iit into opening or rest upon the Wall surrounding it.

I am aware of Patent Reissue No. 4,006, granted E. G. Littlefield, May 31, 1870, and Patent No. 64,685, granted A. N. Merrill, dated May 14, 1867 but as the first-named patent does not describe a cover provided withabail or any means of locking the cover in place, and as the last-named patent does not describe a removable cover or an automatielateh or catch similar to that described herein, I consider that they do not contain the features of my in vention.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. The combination of the cover B, pivoted at c to the kettle-body A, having atongue, 0, stop I), and the loeking-latch D, shaped and arranged in relation to the cover as specified,

with the kettle-body A, having the catch a, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The cover B, having the downward-projecting stop or lug I), cast therewith, and the latch D, pivoted at d to the cover, to have an automatic oscillating movement in relation thereto, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination of the kettle A, having the pivot-hole e a, shaped as described, and stop 6", with the kettle-cover B, having the pivot c, with a locking-projection, e, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

at. The combination of the cover 13, pivoted to the body of the kettle, and having the downwardly-projecting tongue 0, with the catch 0, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

5. The combination of the cover B and lever D, pivoted to the cover, as described, and having the stop (1, with the 'body A, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

IVORY XV. HARLOW. \Vitnesses:

HERBERT MoRIssnY, LUKE PERKINS. 

